Chapter 4: Kurama's Found

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Yusuke heard Kurama's desperate appeal for help. He didn't even know the Youko could be so, well, scared. After a while, he felt Kurama close his telepathic end of the link, thus leaving Yusuke lost.

"Kurama? Kurama? Are you there? KURAMA!!!" He finished, out loud. It was no use. 

"Urameshi, snap out of it!" Kuwabara slapped Yusuke across the face, breaking off the conversation.

"Kuwabara, Kurama's in major trouble! He's Youko, but totally helpless, and at the hands of an insane doctor!" Yusuke was sharing Kurama's fear.

"What's the guy gonna do?" Kuwabara asked.

"From the sounds of it, I think he's gonna dissect Kurama." Kuwabara was lost in shock.

"But-but, he's not even dead yet!"

"I know," Yusuke said, grimly. "I think he's gonna dissect him-" he swallowed, and the last word barely came out as a whisper. "-alive."

"You're-you're kidding, right?"

"No." And from the look on his face, he meant it. Kuwabara collapsed into a chair out of pure horror.

"I don't believe it! Who would be that sick to do that?" He looked like he was going to throw up.

"Obviously, the doctor, now come on, we gotta find Hiei!" Kuwabara frowned.

"Why the shrimp?"

"Because, Yusuke said, annoyed. "He's the only one who can find Kurama." Kuwabara's frown was now replaced with a look of confusion.

"Can't we just sense out his energy? I mean, he is Youko." Yusuke gave a sigh of frustration.

"No, idiot. He's warded. Otherwise, we would have found him a LONG time ago."

"Oh." But Yusuke was already out the door. "YAH! Wait for me, Urameshi!"

The two friends raced down the sidewalk, Yusuke following Kuwabara, who was leading them towards Hiei. They ran into the park, and into a secluded clearing. But Hiei was nowhere in sight.

"HIEI!!!" Yusuke yelled, as loud as he could. He turned around at the sound of a tree rustling, and saw the mentioned fire youkai fall headfirst out of it. Hiei glowered at Yusuke.

"This had BETTER be good Yusuke. I was taking a nap."

"Kurama's in trouble! We need you to find him!" Hiei frowned, but Yusuke saw that it was not out of annoyance or anger, but of concern. That surprised him.

The Jaganshi took off his white bandanna, to reveal his Jagan Eye underneath. It glowed purple, but quickly faded away, as Hiei's frown deepened.

"He's warded. Not even I can sense people when they're warded." Yusuke cursed, and punched the tree Hiei was just in.

"Well, not even Kurama knows where he is, and if you can't find him, he's gonna die!" He had almost given up hope, when suddenly; he heard Kurama's voice in his head once more.

"Yusuke, I'm sending out an energy signal. I'll keep it up as long as possible."

"But," Yusuke said, confused. "You're warded! I thought that means you can't reach your spirit energy!" He heard Kurama sigh mentally.

"I know. I'm using my life energy. Hurry! Please!" A few seconds later, Hiei's Jagan began glowing again, and he looked up.

"Old abandoned warehouse, Gingitsune." And with that, he took off.

"Come on, Kuwabara. I know where that is!" Yusuke looked behind him, expecting Kuwabara to be there, but he wasn't. In fact, he was almost out of the park.

"Urameshi! Hurry up! That energy signal Kurama's sending... it's all messed up! Usually, signals are neat and organized, in waves, especially for Kurama, but this... it's so mixed up and random, it's almost like sending pure energy!" Kuwabara could immediately sense something was wrong. Kurama never sent these kinds of waves. These were sent out so quickly, it was truly desperate. Yusuke nodded, and sprinted after him.

"Hold on, Kurama. Me, Hiei and Kuwabara are coming as fast as possible!" And Kurama closed off the link again.

The two raced down the street, running as if trying to escape a large group of quest-class demons. However, it was still five miles, and it took them twenty minutes to arrive at the destination. After about two minutes, Kurama's energy signal died away, but, thankfully, Yusuke knew where the warehouse was. Upon arrival, they saw Hiei standing in front of two rusty metal doors, crossing his arms over his chest, his hands hidden from view.

"Why didn't you try to get in?!" Yusuke and Kuwabara yelled, in unison. Hiei glowered at them, and uncrossed his arms, to reveal his hands, which were badly burnt, the skin almost black. The humans' eyes widened.

"The place is warded. I tried to slash my way in with my katana, but when I touched the door, I got burnt AND shocked. Only humans can touch a warded place and not get injured. YOU have to get us in, so we can help Kurama." Yusuke was looking into the demon's crimson eyes, and thought he saw the coldness melt away, and a flicker of despair, but only a flicker, before the coldness returned. "And from what I've heard over the past twenty minutes, he needs our help."

 Now Yusuke was sure he saw another flicker, and it was understandable. Hiei and Kurama were the best of friends, and though he would never admit it, Hiei would to anything to protect the fox, and vice versa.  Kuwabara was pounding on the doors, and Yusuke joined him, but it was locked tight, and very sturdy, though time and the elements had far corroded them away. Finally, Yusuke resorted to his last card. He raised his right index finger, and aimed it at the doors.

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